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(d) with regard to correspondence for China from foreign countries, the expenses of transit would be arranged by Hongkong with the Countries of origin, which are responsible for such expenses, and the correspondence would reach Chinese Offices as paid.
18. This is precisely the course which has been adopted with regard to the Colony of Labuan, the Post Office of which used to be regarded as a kind of semi-recognised agency of this Office. The financial results are, I should imagine, satisfactory to that Colony.
19. A great number of details will require settlement in the event of the acceptance of this proposal, but it is useless to attempt to deal with them at present. I will only say that I know of none incapable of satisfactory adjustment. For the information of the Imperial Post Office, I may add that the almost daily communication between this Port and Shanghai, and the possession by the Chinese Government of a line of steamers will prevent any difficulty as to the conveyance of mails, even if both the English and French mail lines should cease to operate further than Hongkong.
20. The desirability of simplifying Postal matters at Shanghai, where, in a moderate-sized settlement, there are half a dozen different Post Offices, is a point on which I have reported so often that it is needless now to say more about it.
I have &c.,
Lister, Postmaster General.
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(d) regard to correspondence for China from foreign cometries, the expenses of transit would be arranged by Hongkong with the Countries of origin, which are responsible for
such
expenses,
and the
correspondence
would reach Chinese Offices as pard.
18.
the
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kind
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financial results are, Ishould sinagine, satisfactory to that Colony, 19.
at great memeber of details
will require settlement in the - event of the acceptause of this proposal, but it is useless to attempt to deal with them at present. I will
that I know of none.
only say incapable of satisfactory adjustruent. For the inforuration of the Imperial
Port
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Post Office I may add that the almost daily communication between this Port and Shanghai,
of a
and the
possession by the Chinese Government
line of steamers will prevent any difficulty as to the conveyance if both the English
of mails, even
and French mail lines should cease
20.
to operate further than Hongkong. The desirability of simplifying Postal matters at Shanghai, where, in a -moderate-sized settlement there half a dozen different
are
Post Offices,
is a
point on which I
have reported es often, that it is
needless now
it.
to
say
more about
I have re
sof at Lister, Postemaster Gewral.
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